ISLAMABAD – Health Minister Zafar Mirza said that the total number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus reached seven.
In a tweet, the minister said, “A patient from Karachi, tested COVID-19 positive. All contacts are quarantined. This is 7th case in Pakistan though 1 has already recovered & discharged & another one is ready to be discharged”.
239/ A patient from Karachi, tested #COVIDー19 positive today. All contacts are quarantined. This is 7th case in 🇵🇰 though 1 has already recovered & discharged & another one is ready to be discharged. If we all act responsibly we can avoid corona virus outbreak in Pakistan.
— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) March 8, 2020
Zafar Mirza added that Pakistan could avoid the outbreak if all citizens would act responsibly.
On a global scale, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 109,000, and over 3,800 of the patients have died from the disease.
